Thank you for your comment. I did not mean to offend anyone by posting this picture.

Our Buddha statue is not in our house for religious purposes, but for philosophic reasons. It reminds us of valuable life lessons every day and keeps us focused on the things that actually matter in life every time we look at him. To us he is not a religious figure and dressing him up for Christmas was our way of making the philosophies we have embraced from him and other great teachers a part of our season of joy. The hat has been removed but will be put on again next Christmas. Not to offend any believers, but to bring a calm sense of joy in to our hearts.

I apologize for not further explaining our thoughts behind this picture in original blog post and respect your right to your own belief. I know myself that this was all done in spirit of love and joy, not malicious towards any religion, so I see no need for removing this picture.